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Year of
investment
Type of
purchase
Company Type of sale Year sold
2003 Recapitalization Acosta
Provider of sales and marketing services to the consumer packaged goods industry.
Recapitalization 2006
1990 Recapitalization America's Best Contacts & Eyeglasses
Retailer of contact lenses and eyeglasses.
Recapitalization 1997
1998 Recapitalization Avery Weigh Tronix
Manufacturer of weighing products.
Leveraged Buyout 2006
1984 Leveraged Buyout Carlin Foods
Producer of food ingredients servicing the bakery, dairy and food service segments.
Strategic Buyer 1987
2001 Recapitalization Carter's
Branded marketer of baby, toddler and young children's apparel.
IPO: Secondary; open market sales 2006
2000 Growth Capital Casella Waste Systems
Provider of non-hazardous solid waste services.
Open market sales 2007
1997 Privatization Castle Transmission International
Provider of wireless communications infrastructure and broadcast services throughout the United Kingdom.
Merger IPO; open market sales 2000
1997 Leveraged Buyout Charrette
Provider of traditional and digital products and reprographic services to the professional design marketplace.
Strategic Buyer 1999
1987 Growth Capital Clean Harbors
Provider of comprehensive hazardous waste and environmental services.
IPO: Secondary 1989
2002/1995 Growth Capital Industry Consolidation Crown Castle International
Provider of antennae sites and related services to the wireless communications industry.
IPO: Secondary; open market sales 2003/2001
1996 Privatization English Welsh & Scottish Railway
Rail freight operations of British Rail.
Strategic Buyer 2007
1996 Growth Capital Cypress Holding Company
Investment management company.
Strategic Buyer 2000
1999 Leveraged Buyout Fresh Start Bakeries
Global supplier of buns and muffins to McDonald's Corporation.
Financial Buyer 2006
1995 Growth Capital GBFC
Provider of asset-based working capital financing to retailers.
Strategic Buyer 1996
1993 Recapitalization Gold Coast Beverage Distributors
Distributor of beer and other beverages.
Financial Buyer 1996
2003 PIPE Recapitalization Hexcel
Manufacturer of advanced structural materials.
Open market sales 2006
1997 Recapitalization HThe Holmes Group
Manufacturer of kitchen and home comfort products.
Strategic Buyer 2005
1987 Recapitalization Image Industries
Recycler of post-consumer plastic bottles into polyester fiber and residential carpets.
IPO: Secondary 1994
1995 Recapitalization InteSys Technologies
Provider of advanced engineering, injection molding and value added assembly pieces to original equipment manufacturers.
Strategic Buyer 1999
1990 Leveraged Buyout Loveshaw
Manufacturer of corrugated case packaging and marking equipment.
Strategic Buyer 1994
1998 Leveraged Buyout Miami Cruiselines
Operator of duty free stores and provider of media programs to the cruise line industry.
Strategic Buyer 2000
1995 Privatization NPR
Provider of maritime and intermodal transportation services in the U.S. and mainland-Puerto Rico trade.
Strategic Buyer 1997
1992 Leveraged Buyout Papa Gino's
Quick service pizza and Italian food restaurants and sandwich shops primarily in New England.
Financial Buyer 2003
1996 Industry Consolidation Patterson Broadcasting
AM/FM broadcast properties.
Strategic Buyer 1998
1995 Growth Capital Profit Recovery Group International
Provider of recovery auditing services to major retailers and other businesses.
IPO: Secondary 1999
1991 Leveraged Buyout Recreation Vehicle Products
Manufacturer of air conditioners, awnings and other products for the recreation vehicle industry.
Financial Buyer 1996
1991 Recapitalization Salem Sportswear
Manufacturer of licensed sports apparel.
IPO: Secondary 1993
2000 Recapitalization Savers
Retailer of secondhand merchandise.
Financial Buyer 2006
1998 Industry Consolidation Sterling Collision Centers
Operator of auto body repair centers.
Strategic Buyer 2001
1996 Recapitalization Thomas Built Buses
Manufacturer of school buses.
Strategic Buyer 1998
1993 Privatization Tranz Rail
National railroad of New Zealand.
IPO: Secondary, Open market sales 2002/1997
1993 Leveraged Buyout Trico Marine Services
Operator of marine vessels serving the offshore oil and gas industry.
IPO: distribution 1996
2000 Take-Private Recapitalization U.S. Can
Manufacturer of steel and plastic containers.
Strategic Buyer 2006
2005/1999 Recapitalization/Growth Capital Waterworks
Retailer of luxury bath products.
Recapitalization 2009
1987 Leveraged Buyout Wisconsin Central Transportation
Operator of regional railroad.
IPO: Secondary 1992
1997 Industry Consolidation WordWave
Provider of transcription, captioning, and videography services.
Strategic Buyer 2006
1988 Recapitalization WTI
Manufacturer of specialized plastic products.
Strategic Buyer 1997